بنك

See also: تنك, بنگ, تنک, and تنگ

Arabic

Etymology

From Italian banco and banca, at first actually in the foreignisms بَنْكُو (bankū) and بَنْكَة (banka) in colloquial Egyptian Arabic, and later from French banque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bank/

Noun

بَنْك • (bank) m (plural بُنُوك (bunūk))

1. bank
2. (obsolete) bench, seat
3. (obsolete) workbench or counter of a commercial venue
4. (obsolete) office, branch of a commercial company

Declension

Declension of noun بَنْك (bank)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَنْك bank	الْبَنْك al-bank	بَنْك bank
nominative	بَنْكٌ bankun	الْبَنْكُ al-banku	بَنْكُ banku
accusative	بَنْكًا bankan	الْبَنْكَ al-banka	بَنْكَ banka
genitive	بَنْكٍ bankin	الْبَنْكِ al-banki	بَنْكِ banki
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَنْكَيْن bankayn	الْبَنْكَيْن al-bankayn	بَنْكَيْ bankay
nominative	بَنْكَانِ bankāni	الْبَنْكَانِ al-bankāni	بَنْكَا bankā
accusative	بَنْكَيْنِ bankayni	الْبَنْكَيْنِ al-bankayni	بَنْكَيْ bankay
genitive	بَنْكَيْنِ bankayni	الْبَنْكَيْنِ al-bankayni	بَنْكَيْ bankay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بُنُوك bunūk	الْبُنُوك al-bunūk	بُنُوك bunūk
nominative	بُنُوكٌ bunūkun	الْبُنُوكُ al-bunūku	بُنُوكُ bunūku
accusative	بُنُوكًا bunūkan	الْبُنُوكَ al-bunūka	بُنُوكَ bunūka
genitive	بُنُوكٍ bunūkin	الْبُنُوكِ al-bunūki	بُنُوكِ bunūki

References

• Almkvist, Herman (1925), K. V. Zetterstéen, editor, Kleine Beiträge zur Lexikographie des Vulgärarabischen (in German), volume 2, Uppsala: Lundequistska Bokhandeln, page 71

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From English bank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bank/

Noun

بنك • (bank) m (plural بُنوك (bunūk))

1. bank

Moroccan Arabic

Alternative forms

• بنكة (banka)

Etymology

From French banque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bank/

Noun

بنك • (bank) m (plural بنوك (bnūk) or بنوكة (bnūka) or بنكات (bankāt))

1. bank

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French banque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bank/, [bɑŋk]

Noun

بنك • (bank) m (plural بنوك (bnūk))

1. bank

Etymology 2

Verb

بنّك • (bannak) II (non-past يبنك (ybannik))

1. alternative form of پنك (pannak, “to panic”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of بنك

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	بنّكت (bannak(ᵊ)t)	بنّكت (bannak(ᵊ)t)	بنّك (bannak)		بنّكنا (bannakna)	بنّكتوا (bannaktu)	بنّكوا (bannaku)
	f		بنّكتي (bannakti)	بنّكت (bannakit)
present	m	ببنّك (bbannik)	بتبنّك (bitbannik)	بيبنّك (bibannik)		منبنّك (minbannik)	بتبنّكوا (bitbannku)	بيبنّكوا (bibannku)
	f		بتبنّكي (bitbannki)	بتبنّك (bitbannik)
subjunctive	m	بنّك (bannik)	تبنّك (tbannik)	يبنّك (ybannik)		نبنّك (nbannik)	تبنّكوا (tbannku)	يبنّكوا (ybannku)
	f		تبنّكي (tbannki)	تبنّك (tbannik)
imperative	m		بنّك (bannik)				بنّكوا (bannku)
	f		بنّكي (bannki)

Omani Arabic

Noun

بنك (bunk) m

1. alternative form of بون (būn, “origin”)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From French banc (“bench”) and French banque (“bank”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bank/, [bank]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

بنك • (bank) m (plural بنوك (bnūk))

1. bench
2. bank